Back in nineteen fifty five
Man didn't know 'bout a rock 'n' roll show
And all that jive
The white man had the schmaltz
The black man had the blues
No one knew what they was gonna do
But Tchaikovsky had the news
He said let there be sound
There was sound
Let there be light
There was light
Let there be drums
There was drums
Let there be guitar
There was guitar
Let there be rock
And it came to pass
That rock 'n' roll was born
All across the land every rocking' band
Was blowing' up a storm
And the guitar man got famous
The business man got rich
And in every bar there was a superstar
With a seven year itch
There was fifteen million fingers
Learning' how to play
And you could hear the fingers picking'
And this is what they had to say
Let there be light
Sound
Drums
Guitar
Let there be rock
One night in the club called the shaking hand
There was a 42 decibel rocking' band
And the music was good and the music was loud
And the singer turned and he said to the crowd
Let there be rock
